Governance

The trust has three clear layers of Governance:

• Members
• Trustees
• Local Governors

The legal accountable body for Nova Education Trust is the board of trustees. They are responsible to the Secretary of State for Education for the effectiveness of each of the trust schools. Trustees have established one local governing board for each school, with a key role to provide local input into school plans, budgets, community and stakeholder engagement and to review alignment with Nova strategy, approach, ethos and vision. This approach enables schools to still belong to their communities and for governors to be significant and valued partners in the life of their school.

All those involved in the three layers of governance are provided with regular access to continual professional development through our membership of The Key for Governors, The National Governance Association and Trust Governance Professionals.